TheEarl
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Yes, my current avatar is the state of my chest and yes, it does hurt.
I went paintballing for the first time today; had an absolute blast and hurtled myself around the different challenges with stealth, tactics and a couple of smoke grenades (the throwing of which were accompanied by Monty Python lines). At the very end, we had a big, all-out battle with the opposing team to use up all our ammunition and to decide who won the day's battle. You weren't out, no matter how many times you got hit; it was just to finish the ammo.
Marks would be given for flair, style, elan and anything which made the marshals laugh. I got those lovely marks (and I've no doubt I have matching ones on my legs and back) winning the prize for my team by performing a Schwarzenegger-style Terminator walk across the battle-field, standing up completely straight and walking in slow, steadied motions while one hand blasted off single shots at random targets. I got utterly pelted by the opposition, yet managed to keep the cool Terminator walk going right up to the flag. It looked very, very slick and won the battle for my team.
But bugger me, does it hurt.
The Earl
I went paintballing for the first time today; had an absolute blast and hurtled myself around the different challenges with stealth, tactics and a couple of smoke grenades (the throwing of which were accompanied by Monty Python lines). At the very end, we had a big, all-out battle with the opposing team to use up all our ammunition and to decide who won the day's battle. You weren't out, no matter how many times you got hit; it was just to finish the ammo.
Marks would be given for flair, style, elan and anything which made the marshals laugh. I got those lovely marks (and I've no doubt I have matching ones on my legs and back) winning the prize for my team by performing a Schwarzenegger-style Terminator walk across the battle-field, standing up completely straight and walking in slow, steadied motions while one hand blasted off single shots at random targets. I got utterly pelted by the opposition, yet managed to keep the cool Terminator walk going right up to the flag. It looked very, very slick and won the battle for my team.
But bugger me, does it hurt.
The Earl